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VIAB

Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB

Delisted

VIAB was delisted on the 4th of December, 2019.

583 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in Viacom Inc. Class B in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 235 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 810 (+2)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $273M | Put options by funds: $274M

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 597583 (-14)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $11.6B (-$1.07B)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 70

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 235

Holders
583
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-2.35%
% of All Funds
15.55%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
61
Increased
186
Reduced
235
Closed
70
Calls
$273M
Puts
$274M
Net Calls
-$348K
Net Calls Change
-$235M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.62B +$2.37M +57,211 +0.1%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$939M +$329M +7,928,690 +47%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$839M +$23.1M +558,379 +3%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$565M +$13.9M +335,940 +2%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$369M -$1.7M -41,140 -0.4%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$319M -$25.7M -619,267 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$309M -$12.4M -299,342 -4%
AIG
8
American International Group
New York
$306M +$12M +288,593 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
9
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$272M +$56.2M +1,355,312 +23%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$250M -$57.3M -1,383,435 -17%
Capital International Investors
11
Capital International Investors
California
$242M +$361K +8,700 +0.1%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$240M -$45.7M -1,102,757 -15%
LSV Asset Management
13
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$233M -$10.1M -244,200 -4%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$211M +$7.28M +175,764 +3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$173M -$411K -9,910 -0.2%
YAM
16
Yacktman Asset Management
Texas
$166M -$481K -11,618 -0.3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
17
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$150M -$3.25M -78,506 -2%
PP
18
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$127M -$1.3M -31,400 -0.9%
NIMC
19
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
$123M +$16.6M +399,945 +14%
AI
20
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$122M +$6.59M +159,132 +5%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$122M -$1.39M -33,492 -1%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$116M +$5.61M +135,390 +5%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$113M -$1.62M -39,028 -1%
JP
24
Jana Partners
New York
$105M +$115M +2,764,768 New
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$97.9M +$13M +313,080 +14%

VIAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

583 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $11.6B — down 8.5% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 70 funds closed out of VIAB and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 235 trimmed existing stakes and 186 added.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $329M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $153M sold.

  • 583 institutional investors held Viacom Inc. Class B (VIAB) as of Q3 2016, down from 597 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $11.6B of Viacom Inc. Class B stock for Q3 2016, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Viacom Inc. Class B positions in Q3 2016 and 70 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B buyer in Q3 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $329M added.
  • The largest Viacom Inc. Class B seller in Q3 2016 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $153M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.